What color is #85756F?

#85756F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85756F?

The RGB value is 133, 117, 111: 133 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85756F?

The complementary color is #6F7F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85756F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85756F color

#85756F rgb(133, 117, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85756F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (133, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moon Rock (#897D76), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#85756F color codes

HEX	`#85756F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 5.13, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 7.58, 47.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.903, 18.857, 17.68)`
Decimal	`8746351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85756F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85756f; }
.text { color: #85756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85756f, #85806f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #85756F?: #85756F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Moon Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85756F?: The RGB value is 133, 117, 111: 133 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85756F?: The complementary color is #6F7F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85756F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.